| Mr. | Anson | Gorgon's partner. |
| Mildred | Atkinson | Murdered. |
| Betsy | Banning | The senator's daughter. |
| Otis | Banning | Betsy's father. |
| Wiletta | Bohnen | A top picture star. The woman who found Betsy. |
| Will | Brevey | Brub's acquaintance. |
| Paul | Chaney | Wiletta's co-star. |
| Thomas | Gorgonzola | Laurel's lawyer. AKA: Gorgon. |
| Laurel | Gray | Mel's friend. Dix's lover. |
| Cary | Jepson | Sylvia's friend. |
| Maude | Jepson | Cary's husband. |
| Jack | Lochner | Brub's colleague. |
| Brub | Nicolai | Dix's long-time friend. A detective. |
| Raoul | Nicolai | Brub's older brother. |
| Sylvia | Nicolai | Brub's wife. |
| Harley | Springer | The lawyer who handles Mel's trust. |
| Henry | St. Andrews | Laurel's former husband. |
| Dickson | Steele | Protagonist. Aka: Dix. |
| Fergus | Steele | Dix's uncle. |
| Mel | Terriss | Dix's old friend. |
| Adam | Tyne | The flight commander. |
| Joe | Yates | Springer's partner. |
| Brucie | | A red cross worker. Dix's ex-lover. |
| Gene | | The girl who recognized Mildred. |
| Malcolm | | The bartender. |
| Tom | | A lawyer. |
